well you probably have hands like a bear Woo.. .. i use straps for Db rows, it looks like it could be useful for back training as you wrote Montague.

i didn't use straps for years as a kid (discouraged for powerlifters and football players alike) but started using them a few years ago... since ditching them about 2 years ago i see a significant difference in my grip strength and forearm development...

i still use them occasionally, but only if i feel that my grip will fail on a set of shrugs or deadlifts and even then it would only be on the final set

Not sure what size my ring finger is, my wife bought me the biggest size they make and it fits my pinkie finger. I quit using straps years ago, only time now is when we do our gym comps and have a deadlift for reps.

Not sure what size my ring finger is, my wife bought me the biggest size they make and it fits my pinkie finger. I quit using straps years ago, only time now is when we do our gym comps and have a deadlift for reps.

My wrist is just 7" so not very big. In fact i have had women comment about my hands...positive too. They like my little soft hands gliding over their bodies...

i think the primary causes of my callousing are battling ropes and my climbing rope (i don't climb it, no where to hang it at home) that i use to haul a 50lb bag about 50ft up in the hallway stairwell (live in a condo building)

the rope is thick and heavy too, anyway it causes minor rope burns all the time, especially when i lower the weight back down

my thought process though is that this is what our hands evolved to do...

i think the primary causes of my callousing are battling ropes and my climbing rope (i don't climb it, no where to hang it at home) that i use to haul a 50lb bag about 50ft up in the hallway stairwell (live in a condo building)

the rope is thick and heavy too, anyway it causes minor rope burns all the time, especially when i lower the weight back down

my thought process though is that this is what our hands evolved to do...

anyway back on track here... i think i will include some pinch grips in my Friday workout and see if i can improve my forearm/grip strength. pinch grips i never see being used by anyone in the gym.. "pinch gripping" a smooth plate and holding it for as long as possible.

anyway back on track here... i think i will include some pinch grips in my Friday workout and see if i can improve my forearm/grip strength. pinch grips i never see being used by anyone in the gym.. "pinch gripping" a smooth plate and holding it for as long as possible.